Lord Lakulish who instructed Swami Rajarshi Muni to establish the
Lakulish International Fellowship having two wings, viz., Nivrutti (renunciant)
and Pravrutti (worldly), also indicated as to what type of daily
practices should be adopted by those who join the Fellowship for their
own spiritual enlightenment. He recommended that the Nivrutti wing
members should mainly follow the path of liberation practicing Divine
yoga involving themselves very little in the public welfare activities.
For Pravrutti wing members, he recommended a life of service for the
common good while carrying out their responsibilities of the worldly
life. However, they should be taught certain daily rituals and spiritual
disciplines by practicing which they too can make spiritual progress.

The simple practices which a Pravrutti wing member
should include in his daily routine are as follows:

Sandhya:-
It is a daily religious ablution to be performed in the morning,
noon and evening. It broadly includes: (a) invoking the sun-god, (b)
offering libations to the sun-god, (c) reciting Gayatri Mantra, (d)
performing Pranayam and (e) meditation. The whole ceremony is
performed while uttering various Mantra formulae and making ritual
actions.

Puja:-
It is a ceremonial worship of the personal deity to be performed
daily in the morning and evening. It involves rituals like invoking
the deity and offering seat, bath, clothes, decoration, flowers,
fruits, food, water etc. After gratifying the deity thus, the
ceremonial worship is performed with the waving of the lighted lamp
accompanied by the music of drums, bells, conch, and singing of the
hymn. In all there are sixteen steps of service accompanied by the
chanting of Mantras.

Stavan:-
It is eulogizing or glorifying the personal deity. The hymns of
praise or adoration are sung with devotional fervor. This routine of
glorification of the deity is followed generally after the cessation
of the ceremonial worship or Puja.

Japa:-
It is the repetition of a Mantra, usually the one received from the
mouth of one’s Guru. Repetition may be done with loud or muted
intonation, silent whispering or even mental recitation. It should
be done with slow speed, with faith and mental concentration. It
should be done daily in a certain number as prescribed by one’s
Guru.

Swadhyaya:-
It is the study of sacred scriptures. It involves not only the
reading of the texts but also independent thinking on the importance
of what is read. Even such self-study is usually done as a part of
daily devotions, regularly.

Manan:-
It is the constant thinking through which any problem is reflected
upon and an inference or solution is arrived at by systematic
reasoning. It involves concentration of mind and contemplative
reflection akin to meditation.

Vrat:-
It is the observance of the vows as the religious act of devotion
and as the purificatory act for spiritual advancement. It involves
fasting and strict rules regarding bath, celibacy, speech, sleep,
etc. It is a sort of a lighter method of practicing penance for
achieving self-purification.

Satsang:- It is a mode of group devotion for elevating oneself through
association with virtuous and pious persons. In company the
participants either listen to the sermons from of spiritually
advanced persons or sing hymns together (Bhajan), recite glories of
God (Kirtan) and chant His name (Dhun). Apart from achieving the
personal purification, it helps to cultivate a society of virtuous
and upright people.

By practicing such daily routine one’s religious
propensities, moral determination and spiritual merits are developed.
After one reaches the requisite degree of development, special
instruction in either Karma yoga, Jnana yoga or Bhakti yoga can be
imparted according to one’s individual inclination. It may be reminded
here that the Lakulish Institute of Yoga offers one week’s course for
the Daily Rituals and two week’s course in Karma, Jnana and Bhakti yoga.